Episode 3 / Nicknames of Little Italy (short film)
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- čas přidán 5. 03. 2024
- The Last Days of Little Italy: An Original Documentary Series.
In Italian-American culture nicknames, even though to others they may seem harsh and cruel, are terms of endearment and give a sense of belonging.
Little Italy, a historic haven for immigrant families from the old country, was once threatened by an ever-expanding Chinatown. But now the fatal blow is being delivered by the gentrifiers. Corporations, yuppies, and chain stores all moved in. How did Little Italy transform itself from a working class neighborhood of tenement buildings to the third most expensive zip code in the United States?
Part funny, part sad, the series explores the impact gentrification is having on Little Italy's long-term residents. The striking imagery captures the neighborhood before it is completely erased by sterile trendy stores and upper middle class sameness.
Will New York City lose another cultural touchstone to the forces of greed?
A Nolita Films Production
Written and Directed by Paul Stone
Produced by Claudia Montano
Cinematography & Editing by Paul Stone
Shot in New York City, Rome, Amalfi Coast & Puglia, Italy. - Zábava
Tonito and Gussie were Sonny Red parents they were on Elizabeth Street
Great ep 👌🏻
I worked with a guy whose nickname was “Cement Head”.
Worst than that his younger brother was “Baby Cement Head”.
When I was in the Knights Of Columbus my nickname was “Sir Dubious”.
Haha. Thnx for watching!
@@PaulStoneFilms ; 18th ave & 73rd st Bensonhurst, back when it was still all Italians.
Fantastic!
Glad you like it!
Jimmy two times two times
My father was Charlie Jackson my uncle was Patty Wineneck
Thanks for watching!
Ny dads family always had nick names I'm Rennie
My father knew Sonny Red and JB and Solly Burns and Sonny Pinto and Tony Bonds Mirra and Gussie Chickens and Charlie Davis and Tonito Gussies husband
❤️❤️❤️🥰😘💚💚💚
They also Watch and Bet sports together.❤😢😂😢the 😅😂
I just remembered 2 Other Guy's From The Neighborhood. STONEY AND BIRD 🐦 CAGE CHARLIE.He would Always Bet bird 🐦 cages with The Bookies.
Did Marty Scorsese have a nickname?
He didn’t hang out with the guys. He went to school and studied. NYU Grad
Little Anthony in my neighborhood is 6-5 lol Godbless
Ahh so thats how Johnny Hollywood got his nickname
Thanks for watching!
It's actually Hollywood John, but a writer gave it a few years ago as 'Johnny Hollywood" which is wrong.
He said friend of ours. These are all made guys?
Like my friend Vinny Vella would say may he RIP. “I’ve got amnesia”